San Diego restaurant openings and closings to know now

Openings:

🍽️ Graze Craze: The charcuterie catering shop opened in Presidio Shopping Center across from the University of San Diego.

• The 1,100-square-foot, woman-owned franchise is run by longtime San Diego resident and interior designer Lisa Osborn and specializes in customizable charcuterie boards, boxes and catering.

🍣 Zuma San Diego: The upscale contemporary Japanese izakaya opened Aug. 10 inside downtown’s Guild Hotel at 500 W. Broadway, marking the international restaurant brand’s first West Coast location.

🌊 By The Sea: The Mediterranean-inspired restaurant opened Aug. 12 at 1300 Orange Ave. in Coronado.

• Founded by Coronado residents Doug and Lara Hamm of Black Swan Hospitality, the 6,500-square-foot restaurant draws inspiration from the French Riviera, Greek Isles and Amalfi Coast, with seafood, pastas, grilled meats and cocktails.

🌮 El Punto: The team behind City Tacos plans to open the family- and dog-friendly Mexican restaurant at Liberty Station in October.

• The 8,800-square-foot restaurant will feature locally caught seafood, shareable dishes and City Tacos favorites, plus brunch, a kids area, patio seating and an enclosed off-leash dog park.

🥘 Telefèric Barcelona: The Barcelona-born tapas restaurant opened its first San Diego location July 8 at Westfield UTC.

• The menu centers on shareable paellas, tapas and jamón Ibérico, along with a wine list featuring more than 200 Spanish wines.

🍔 Mr. Charlie’s: The fast-casual vegan restaurant opened its Hillcrest location July 11 at 3896 Fifth Ave., with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker participating in the grand opening as a part owner.

• It’s the chain’s second San Diego location and serves plant-based burgers, cheeseburgers, fries and chicken sandwiches.

🏀 One of Us: The women’s sports-focused gastropub opened July 16 at 3085 University Ave. in North Park, taking over the former URBN Coal Fired Pizza space.

• The restaurant broadcasts women’s professional sports and serves coal-fired pizzas, smoked wings, beer, wine and cocktails.

🥩 Rei Do Gado: The longtime Gaslamp Brazilian steakhouse reopened July 20 after being closed for nearly two years following a 2024 fire.

• The restaurant underwent a roughly $1 million renovation before bringing back its traditional churrasco service and mesquite charcoal grill.

🌮 Chula Tacos: The fast-growing local taqueria opened its third location Aug. 1 at 4994 Newport Ave. in Ocean Beach.

• Owner Rigo Munoz started Chula Tacos as a weekend taco stand in 2018 and has since expanded into brick-and-mortar restaurants, with another location planned.

🍸 Honor Bar: Hillstone Restaurant Group opened Honor Bar at 1404 Camino Del Mar in Del Mar in early August, its first restaurant in San Diego County.

• The long-delayed project replaced the former Bully’s North property and serves Hillstone staples including sushi, burgers, martinis and its French dip.

Closings:

💔 Matsu: Oceanside’s elegant Japanese restaurant Matsu closed May 31 after nearly five years in business.

• Known for omakase dinners and monthly tsuki nights featuring communal izakaya dishes, the restaurant was an early entrant in Oceanside’s fine-dining scene. Chef-owner William Eick said the lease had ended and that he was actively searching for a new home.

🚪 Deckman’s North at 3131: Chef Drew Deckman’s North Park restaurant served its final dinner June 27, less than two years after opening in August 2024.

• Deckman’s North at 3131 was Deckman’s first U.S. venture after years building Michelin-recognized restaurants in Baja California’s Valle de Guadalupe. Diners can still find some of his Baja-inspired cooking at Ballast Point inside Petco Park.

🍷 Cellar Hand: Cellar Hand closed July 19, but its Hillcrest space will reopen as a Pali Wine restaurant and shop.

• Both businesses are owned by the Perr family behind Pali Wines. Cellar Hand built its menu around local farmers, fishermen and ranchers, with a focus on California’s microseasons.

🍜 Potato Powder Love Noodle Shop: The only San Diego location of Potato Powder Love Noodle Shop quietly closed in May inside the 99 Ranch Market food court on Balboa Avenue.

• The Chinese chain specializes in chewy noodles made with potato powder, and its former space has been taken over by Cluck N Sip, a halal fried chicken counter with a sister location in Hillcrest.

🥞 Breakfast Republic: The San Diego brunch chain closed its North Park, Ocean Beach and Encinitas restaurants on Aug. 9.

• The North Park restaurant was Breakfast Republic’s original location, which opened in 2015. Parent company Rise & Shine Hospitality Group said the closures were tied to expiring leases and decisions about where the company plans to grow, while five other San Diego locations remain open.

🍇 Pali Wine Co.: The winery closed its longtime Little Italy tasting room and restaurant on India Street on July 19 after nearly a decade in the neighborhood.

• The owners said a steep proposed rent increase made renewing the lease unsustainable and relocated Pali Wine to the former Cellar Hand space in Hillcrest, which soft-opened as Pali Wine on Aug. 12.